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Huguenots in South Africa

Index Huguenots in South Africa

A large number of people of European heritage in South Africa are descended from Huguenots. [1]

99 relations: AB de Villiers, Abraham Faure, Adolph Malan, Afrikaans, Afrikaans language movement, Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging, Afrikaners, Alexander du Toit, Ampie du Preez, Apartheid, Bernard Lugan, Beyers Naudé, Cape Colony, Cape of Good Hope, Charlize Theron, Christiaan du Toit, Cinema of the United States, CNN, Constand Viljoen, D. F. Malan, D. F. Malherbe, Daniel du Toit, De Villiers, Dutch East India Company, Dutch language, Edict of Fontainebleau, Edict of Nantes, Elsa Joubert, Esta TerBlanche, Eugène Marais, Eugène Terre'Blanche, Europe, F. W. de Klerk, Fanie de Villiers, Fourie, Francois Pienaar, Franschhoek, Fred le Roux, Frik du Preez, Garth Le Roux, Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners, Gerrit Viljoen, Gideon Joubert, Hansie Cronje, Haute Cabrière, Huguenot Memorial Building, Huguenot Monument, Huguenots, I. D. du Plessis, Jan van Riebeeck, ..., Jean de Villiers, Jim Fouché, Johannesburg Botanical Garden, Johnny Fourie, Joubert, Jozua François Naudé, Koos de la Rey, La Motte-d'Aigues, Leroux (surname), Magnus Malan, Malan, Malherbe (surname), Marais Viljoen, Maria van Riebeeck, Marius Joubert, Max du Preez, Michel (name), Michigan State University, Morné du Plessis, Nel (name), Pienaar, Piet Cronjé, Piet Joubert, Piet Retief, Pieter de Villiers (athlete), Protestantism, Protestantism in South Africa, Rian Malan, Rilee Rossouw, Rossouw, Rugby World Cup, Rusty Theron, Sarel Cilliers, Sarie Marais, South Africa, South Africa national rugby union team, South African wine, Stephanus Jacobus du Toit, The Independent, Theron, Toleration, Totius (poet), Viljoen, Vineyard, Voortrekkers, Western Cape, White South Africans, Wikus du Toit, 1995 Rugby World Cup. Expand index (49 more) »

AB de Villiers

Abraham Benjamin de Villiers (born 17 February 1984), commonly known as AB de Villiers and Mister 360 Degree, also simply known as ABD, is a former South African cricketer who played for the South African national team He is regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time.

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Abraham Faure

Abraham Faure (29 August 1795 – 28 March 1875) was a clergyman and author from Cape Colony, part of what later became South Africa.

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Adolph Malan

Adolph Gysbert Malan, (24 March 1910 – 17 September 1963), better known as Sailor Malan, was a South African World War 2 fighter pilot and flying ace in the Royal Air Force who led No. 74 Squadron RAF during the Battle of Britain.

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Afrikaans

Afrikaans is a West Germanic language spoken in South Africa, Namibia and, to a lesser extent, Botswana and Zimbabwe.

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Afrikaans language movement

The Afrikaans language movement began in 1875, with the effort by Stephanus Jacobus du Toit to have Afrikaans recognised as a separate language from the Dutch language.

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Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging

The Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging, meaning Afrikaner Resistance Movement, commonly known by its abbreviation AWB is a South African neo-Nazi separatist political and paramilitary organisation, often described as a white supremacist group.

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Afrikaners

Afrikaners are a Southern African ethnic group descended from predominantly Dutch settlers first arriving in the 17th and 18th centuries.

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Alexander du Toit

Alexander Logie du Toit FRS (14 March 1878 – 25 February 1948) was a geologist from South Africa, and an early supporter of Alfred Wegener's theory of continental drift.

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Ampie du Preez

Ampie Du Preez (born c. 1982) is a South African singer-songwriter.

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Apartheid

Apartheid started in 1948 in theUnion of South Africa |year_start.

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Bernard Lugan

Bernard Lugan is a contemporary French historian and Associate Professor of African history at Jean Moulin University Lyon 3, in France.

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Beyers Naudé

Christiaan Frederick Beyers Naudé (10 May 1915 – 7 September 2004) was a South African cleric, theologian and the leading Afrikaner anti-apartheid activist.

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Cape Colony

The Cape of Good Hope, also known as the Cape Colony (Kaapkolonie), was a British colony in present-day South Africa, named after the Cape of Good Hope.

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Cape of Good Hope

The Cape of Good Hope (Kaap die Goeie Hoop, Kaap de Goede Hoop, Cabo da Boa Esperança) is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa.

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Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron (born 7 August 1975) is a South African and American actress and film producer.

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Christiaan du Toit

Lieutenant-General Christiaan ('Matie') Ludolph de Wet du Toit (1901 - 1982) was a South African military commander.

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Cinema of the United States

The cinema of the United States, often metonymously referred to as Hollywood, has had a profound effect on the film industry in general since the early 20th century.

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CNN

Cable News Network (CNN) is an American basic cable and satellite television news channel and an independent subsidiary of AT&T's WarnerMedia.

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Constand Viljoen

Constand Laubscher Viljoen (born 28 October 1933) is a former South African military commander and politician.

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D. F. Malan

Daniel François Malan (22 May 1874 – 7 February 1959), more commonly known as D. F. Malan, was a South African politician who served as Prime Minister of South Africa from 1948 to 1954.

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D. F. Malherbe

Daniël Francois Malherbe or (as he is generally known) D.F. Malherbe (28 May 1881 – 12 April 1969), was an Afrikaans-language novelist, poet, dramatist, and scholar.

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Daniel du Toit

Daniel Stefanus du Toit was a South African astronomer.

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De Villiers

de Villiers is a common French and Afrikaans surname.

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Dutch East India Company

The United East India Company, sometimes known as the United East Indies Company (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie; or Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie in modern spelling; abbreviated to VOC), better known to the English-speaking world as the Dutch East India Company or sometimes as the Dutch East Indies Company, was a multinational corporation that was founded in 1602 from a government-backed consolidation of several rival Dutch trading companies.

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Dutch language

The Dutch language is a West Germanic language, spoken by around 23 million people as a first language (including the population of the Netherlands where it is the official language, and about sixty percent of Belgium where it is one of the three official languages) and by another 5 million as a second language.

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Edict of Fontainebleau

The Edict of Fontainebleau (22 October 1685) was an edict issued by Louis XIV of France, also known as the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes.

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Edict of Nantes

The Edict of Nantes (French: édit de Nantes), signed in April 1598 by King Henry IV of France, granted the Calvinist Protestants of France (also known as Huguenots) substantial rights in the nation, which was still considered essentially Catholic at the time.

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Elsa Joubert

Elsa Joubert (OIS), born Elsabé Antoinette Murray, is a Sestigers Afrikaans-language writer.

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Esta TerBlanche

Esta TerBlanche (born 7 January 1973) is a South African actress, best known for her roles on television soap operas in both South Africa and the United States.

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Eugène Marais

Eugène Nielen Marais (9 January 1871 – 29 March 1936) was a South African lawyer, naturalist, poet and writer.

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Eugène Terre'Blanche

Eugène Ney Terre'Blanche (31 January 1941Terre'Blanche's year of birth is alternately given as 1941 or 1944. The majority of sources indicates 1941; sources that claim 1944 as his year of birth include, and the – 3 April 2010) was a South African white supremacist and Afrikaner nationalist who was the founder and leader of the Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB).

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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F. W. de Klerk

Frederik Willem de Klerk (born 18 March 1936) is a South African politician who served as State President of South Africa from 1989 to 1994 and as Deputy President from 1994 to 1996.

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Fanie de Villiers

Petrus Stephanus ("Fanie") de Villiers (born 13 October 1964), is a retired cricketer who played 18 Tests and 83 One Day Internationals for South Africa as a right arm fast-medium bowler and right hand batsman between 1992 and 1998.

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Fourie

Fourie is a South African surname originating from Huguenot settlers.

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Francois Pienaar

Jacobus Francois Pienaar (born 2 January 1967) is a retired South African rugby union player.

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Franschhoek

Franschhoek (Afrikaans for "French Corner", Dutch spelling before 1947 Fransche Hoek) is a small town in the Western Cape Province and one of the oldest towns of the Republic of South Africa.

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Fred le Roux

Frederick Louis le Roux (5 February 1882 – 22 September 1963) was a South African cricketer.

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Frik du Preez

Frederik Christoffel Hendrik "Frik" du Preez (born 28 November 1935) is a former South African rugby union player who represented Northern Transvaal and the Springboks.

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Garth Le Roux

Garth Stirling Le Roux (born 4 September 1955) in Kenilworth, Cape Town is a former South African first class cricketer.

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Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners

The Genootskap van Regte Afrikaners (Afrikaans for "Society of Real Afrikaners") was formed on 14 August 1875 in the town of Paarl by a group of Afrikaans speakers from the current Western Cape region.

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Gerrit Viljoen

Gerrit Van Niekerk Viljoen (11 September 1926 in Cape Town – 29 March 2009) was a South African government minister and member of the National Party.

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Gideon Joubert

Gideon Joubert (4 September 1923 – 27 October 2010) was a South African writer and journalist (at Die Burger) who was known for his Intelligent Design-opinions, especially present in his book, Die Groot Gedagte, which was his biggest success.

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Hansie Cronje

Wessel Johannes "Hansie" Cronje (25 September 1969 – 1 June 2002) was a South African cricketer and captain of the South African national cricket team in the 1990s.

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Haute Cabrière

Haute Cabrière is a vineyard estate located in Franschhoek, South Africa.

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Huguenot Memorial Building

The Huguenot Memorial Building, located at 48 Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town, is a provincial heritage site in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.

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Huguenot Monument

The Huguenot Monument in Franschhoek, Western Cape, South Africa, is dedicated to the cultural influences that Huguenots have brought to the Cape Colony (and ultimately the whole of South Africa) after their immigration during the 17th and 18th centuries.

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Huguenots

Huguenots (Les huguenots) are an ethnoreligious group of French Protestants who follow the Reformed tradition.

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I. D. du Plessis

Izak David du Plessis, who published under the name I. D. du Plessis (25 June 1900, in Cape Town, South Africa – 11 December 1981 in Cape Town), was an Afrikaans-language writer.

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Jan van Riebeeck

Johan Anthoniszoon "Jan" van Riebeeck (21 April 1619 – 18 January 1677) was a Dutch navigator and colonial administrator who founded Cape Town in what then became the Dutch Cape Colony of the Dutch East India Company.

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Jean de Villiers

Jean de Villiers (born 24 February 1981 in Paarl) is a former South African rugby union player.

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Jim Fouché

Jacobus Johannes Fouché, (6 June 1898 – 23 September 1980) served as the second State President of South Africa from 1968 to 1975.

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Johannesburg Botanical Garden

The Johannesburg Botanical Garden is located in the suburb of Emmarentia in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Johnny Fourie

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Joubert

Joubert is a French surname.

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Jozua François Naudé

Jozua François ('Tom') Naudé (15 April 1889, Middelburg, Cape – 31 May 1969 Cape Town) served as Acting State President of South Africa from 1967 to 1968.

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Koos de la Rey

General Jacobus Herculaas de la Rey (22 October 1847 – 15 September 1914), usually known as Koos de la Rey, was a prominent Boer general during the Second Boer War.

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La Motte-d'Aigues

La Motte-d'Aigues is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

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Leroux (surname)

Leroux (mostly northwestern France), LeRoux (American spelling), Le Roux (mostly Brittany, as a translation of Breton Ar Rouz or Ar Ruz) or Roux (mostly southeastern France, as a translation of Occitan Ros) is a surname of French origin meaning "red-haired" or "red-skinned" and may also come in certain cases (with the spelling Le Roux) from Breton Ar Roue meaning ″The King″.

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Magnus Malan

Magnus André de Merindol Malan (30 January 1930 – 18 July 2011) was the Minister of Defence in the cabinet of President P. W. Botha, Chief of the South African Defence Force (SADF) and Chief of the South African Army.

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Malan

Malan may refer to.

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Malherbe (surname)

Malherbe is a surname of French origin.

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Marais Viljoen

Marais Viljoen, (2 December 1915 – 4 January 2007) was the last ceremonial State President of South Africa from 4 June 1979 until 3 September 1984.

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Maria van Riebeeck

Maria van Riebeeck (née de la Queillerie; 28 October 1629 – 2 November 1664) was a French Huguenot who was the first wife of Jan van Riebeeck, the Dutch colonial administrator and first commander of the settlement at the Cape.

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Marius Joubert

Marius Charl Joubert (born 10 July 1979 in Paarl, Western Cape) is a South African rugby union player who plays as a centre for in Super Rugby.

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Max du Preez

Max du Preez (born 3 March 1951) is a South African author, columnist and documentary filmmaker and was the founding editor of Vrye Weekblad.

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Michel (name)

Michel is originally a French name.

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Michigan State University

Michigan State University (MSU) is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, United States.

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Morné du Plessis

Morné du Plessis OIS (born 21 October 1949) is a former South African rugby union player often described as one of the Springboks' most successful captains.

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Nel (name)

Nel is both a South African (Afrikaans) surname and a Dutch feminine given name.

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Pienaar

Pienaar is a well-known Afrikaans surname, derived from the French Pinard.

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Piet Cronjé

Pieter Arnoldus "Piet" Cronjé (4 October 1836 – 4 February 1911) was a general of the South African Republic's military forces during the Anglo-Boer wars of 1880-1881 and 1899-1902.

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Piet Joubert

Petrus Jacobus Joubert (20 January 1831 or 1834 – 28 March 1900), better known as Piet Joubert, was Commandant-General of the South African Republic from 1880 to 1900.

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Piet Retief

Pieter Mauritz Retief (12 November 1780 – 6 February 1838) was a Voortrekker leader.

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Pieter de Villiers (athlete)

Pieter de Villiers (born 13 July 1982) is a South African hurdler.

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Protestantism

Protestantism is the second largest form of Christianity with collectively more than 900 million adherents worldwide or nearly 40% of all Christians.

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Protestantism in South Africa

Protestantism in South Africa accounted for 73.2% of the population in 2010.

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Rian Malan

Rian Malan (born 1954, in Johannesburg) is a South African author, journalist, documentarist and songwriter of Afrikaner descent.

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Rilee Rossouw

Rilee Roscoe Rossouw (born 9 October 1989) is a former South African cricketer who played internationally for South Africa until 2016.

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Rossouw

Roussouw is an Afrikaans surname, derived from the French Rousseau.

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Rugby World Cup

The Rugby World Cup is a men's rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams.

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Rusty Theron

Juan "Rusty" Theron (born 24 July 1985) is a former South African cricketer.

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Sarel Cilliers

Charl (Sarel) Arnoldus Cilliers (7 September 1801 – 4 October 1871) was a Voortrekker leader and a preacher.

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Sarie Marais

"Sarie Marais" (also known as "My Sarie Marais" and pronounced "May SAH-ree mah-REH") is a traditional South African folk song, created during either the First Anglo-Boer War (c. 1880) (less likely) or the Second Anglo-Boer War (ca. 1900).

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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South Africa national rugby union team

The South Africa national rugby union team, commonly known as the Springboks, is governed by the South African Rugby Union.

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South African wine

South African wine has a history dating back to 1659, with the first bottle produced in Cape Town by its founder Jan van Riebeeck.

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Stephanus Jacobus du Toit

The Reverend Stephanus Jacobus du Toit (9 October 1847 – 29 May 1911) was a controversial South African nationalist, theologian, journalist and failed politician.

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The Independent

The Independent is a British online newspaper.

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Theron

Theron is a surname of Occitan origin (from place-names Théron, Thérond Albert Dauzat, Noms et prénoms de France, Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par Marie-Thérèse Morlet. p. 568a.--> variant form of *Thoron — same as Le Thor (Vaucluse, Torum 1029) — from PIE *tur- or Latin torus "height"),Albert Dauzat, Noms et prénoms de France, Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et commentée par Marie-Thérèse Morlet.

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Toleration

Toleration is the acceptance of an action, object, or person which one dislikes or disagrees with, where one is in a position to disallow it but chooses not to.

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Totius (poet)

Jacob Daniël du Toit (21 February 1877 – 1 July 1953), better known by his pen name Totius, was an Afrikaner poet.

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Viljoen

Viljoen is an Afrikaans surname, derived from the French Villion.

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Vineyard

A vineyard is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice.

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Voortrekkers

The Voortrekkers (Afrikaans and Dutch for pioneers, or "pathfinders" or "fore-trekkers") were Boer pastoralists from the frontiers of the Cape Colony who migrated eastwards during the Great Trek.

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Western Cape

The Western Cape (Wes-Kaap, Ntshona Koloni) is a province of South Africa, situated on the south-western coast of the country.

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White South Africans

White South Africans are South Africans descended from any of the white racial groups of Europe and the Levant who regard themselves, or are not regarded as, not being part of another racial group (for example, as Coloureds).

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Wikus du Toit

Wikus du Toit (born 18 June 1972) is a South African actor, comedian, composer, and director.

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1995 Rugby World Cup

The 1995 Rugby World Cup was the third Rugby World Cup.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huguenots_in_South_Africa

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